68: An ancestor's trap? Sorry, I am your ancestor.
The Blood Refining Pool's bottom was a thousand zhang deep.
The pressure here was astonishingly immense. The surroundings were no longer liquid, but a viscous, jelly-like dark red energy. Countless wronged souls roamed within the gelatinous substance, emitting silent wails.
If Lin Que hadn't possessed the Arhat Golden Body and been protected by the Water-Repelling Pearl, he would have been crushed into a meat paste by now.
"It's just ahead..."
Ji Hongye, held by Lin Que like a little chick, pointed with a pale face at an altar ahead:
"That is the general outline of the Blood Scripture. But it has the 'Blood Soul Restriction' personally set by Old Ancestor. Only core Bloodline members of the Sect can touch it, otherwise, their Divine Soul will be instantly drained."
Lin Que looked up.
He saw a tome, emitting an eerie red glow, suspended above the altar made of piled-up skulls.
The book's cover was a screaming human skin, not only wreathed in Devilish Qi but also enveloped by a nauseating, powerful spiritual will belonging to a Core Formation Stage (or even half-step Nascent Soul) cultivator.
"Blood Soul Restriction?"
Lin Que released Ji Hongye and walked onto the altar alone.
As soon as he approached.
Buzz!
The human skin tome suddenly opened a blood-red eye, staring intently at Lin Que. An ancient and majestic voice directly boomed in his Sea of Consciousness:
"Kneel!"
"Offer your Divine Soul, swear to be a slave for generations, and only then can you obtain this Legacy!"
This was a contingency left by the Blood Fiend Ancestor. Anyone who wished to learn the Blood Scripture first had to become his blood slave, their life and death controlled by him.
"Make me kneel?"
Lin Que stood before the altar, looking directly at the strange eye, a mocking smile playing on his lips:
"Old dog, your hide is truly thick. Wasn't it painful enough when I burned you with a single flame just now?"
"It's you?!"
The will within the tome instantly erupted in rage. Although it was only a residual imprint, he recognized this aura that had damaged his main body!
"Little beast! You had a path to heaven but chose not to walk it! Since you're here, then die!!"
Boom!
The human skin tome violently flipped open, and countless blood-red runes swarmed out like tadpoles, instantly transforming into a hideous ghost face that lunged directly at Lin Que's glabella, attempting to forcibly Possess and enslave him!
"Mo Saber, be careful! That's Old Ancestor's split soul!"
Ji Hongye, behind him, shrieked in terror.
If Lin Que were Possessed, she, the guide, would also die!
However.
Facing this sure-kill spiritual Possession.
Lin Que did not dodge; he even actively opened his Sea of Consciousness, as if saying: Welcome.
"Possess me?"
"Perfect, my Secret Canon of Self-Sacrifice is still missing some 'supplements'."
[Detected high-level malicious spiritual invasion!]
[Attribute: Blood Fiend Ancestor's split soul (contains Blood Scripture Legacy imprint).]
[Intent: Forced enslavement, erasure of host consciousness.]
[Disadvantage judgment: Divine Soul loss, eternal servitude.]
[Transference initiated! Logic restructuring - turn the tables!]
"System, strip away his 'enslavement will' and bounce it back! As for the remaining Legacy... I want it all!"
Buzz!
Within Lin Que's Sea of Consciousness, the System panel shone with golden light.
The hideous ghost face that had just rushed in suddenly let out a terrified shriek.
"What kind of power is this?! No! My imprint is dissipating!!"
"How is this possible?! You're enslaving this old man?!"
Boom!
That domineering power, originally intended to enslave Lin Que, instantly reversed under the System's intervention, transforming into the sharpest spiritual blade and fiercely piercing into the core of the human skin tome!
Crack!
The tome suspended on the altar trembled violently, and the blood-red monstrous eye instantly burst!
All of the spiritual imprints left by the Blood Fiend Ancestor were completely erased by this strike! Clean as a whistle!
Only the purest Cultivation Technique Legacy remained, transforming into a docile blood-red light that slowly flowed into Lin Que's glabella.
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained Earth Rank High Grade Cultivation Technique - Blood Scripture (Complete Version).]
[Merging Secret Canon of Self-Sacrifice...]
[Fusion successful! Secret Canon of Self-Sacrifice has advanced to the second layer!]
[Unlocked Passive Divine Ability: Undying Blood Body (Elementary).]
[Effect: As long as there is still a drop of vital blood in the body, the Physical Body can regenerate severed limbs; the efficiency of burning Qi and blood for power is increased threefold; recovery speed is increased tenfold!]
Rumble—
Within Lin Que's body, the liquid Spiritual Sea boiled once more.
The originally cyan true essence was now completely stained with patterns interwoven with dark gold and blood-red. His heart pounded like a war drum; each beat produced a massive amount of Qi and blood, replenishing the consumption from using forbidden techniques.
"Undying Blood Body..."
Lin Que clenched his fist, took out the starfall mo dao from behind him, and unhesitatingly slashed his arm.
Pfft!
A wound deep enough to see bone appeared.
But the next second.
The granulation tissue at the wound squirmed frantically, and in just one breath, it healed as good as new, leaving no scar!
"Hahaha! Good!"
Lin Que laughed wildly.
With this Physique, his desperate Moves from Blood Burning Evasion and Seven Absolute Blades would be as simple as drinking water!
"What are you looking at? Come here."
Lin Que, in a great mood, turned to look at Ji Hongye, who was already dumbfounded.
Ji Hongye's gaze at Lin Que was now not just fear, but as if she was looking at a god.
Even the Old Ancestor's split soul was crushed by him with a casual flick... what else in this world could stop him?
"Ma... Master."
Ji Hongye lowered her head, calling him "Master" with genuine conviction.
"This Blood Refining Pool, the energy is quite good."
Lin Que ignored her change in address and instead looked greedily at the viscous blood-red energy around them.
This was the Blood Fiend Sect's accumulated heritage of a thousand years, a treasure ground formed by the blood of countless Disciples and Heaven And Earth Treasure.
"Since Old Ancestor isn't home, then this pot of soup..."
"I'll take it to go."
Lin Que sat cross-legged on the altar, forming hand seals.
Blood Scripture - Whale Swallowing Great Law!
Boom!
His body transformed into a huge vortex.
The vast, ocean-like blood pool energy around him surged madly towards him!
[Detected massive, impure blood Qi energy!]
[Disadvantage judgment: Blood poison entering the body, Qi Deviation, unstable Foundation.]
[Transference initiated! Target locked: Blood Fiend Sect's Mountain Guardian Array Earth Vein!]
Lin Que frantically absorbed the essence to fill his Spiritual Sea, while simultaneously guiding the
...Outside, the Blood Fiend Sect.
The originally clear sky suddenly became overcast.
"What's going on? The ground is shaking?"
"Why has the Mountain Guardian Array turned red?"
The patrolling Disciples were horrified to discover that black blood was seeping from the ground beneath their feet, and the Spiritual Qi in the air had become extremely violent and toxic.
Boom!!
A loud bang.
The Blood Fiend Ancestral Master statue in the center of the Sect square suddenly exploded from within!
A foul-smelling black smoke shot up into the sky.
"This is bad!! The Earth Vein has reversed flow!!"
"Ancestral Master's manifestation... no, Ancestral Master exploded!!"
The entire Blood Fiend Sect descended into chaos.
And the instigator, Lin Que, let out a satisfied burp in the Secret Realm.
"Hoo..."
Lin Que stood up, feeling the spiritual power within him, which was already filled to the brim and even beginning to crystallize (advancing towards the Core Formation Stage).
This wave, he not only obtained the Legacy and refined his Physique but also conveniently drained the Blood Fiend Sect's "fuel tank" and even poured some "sand" into it.
"Let's go, Hongye."
Lin Que wrapped an arm around Ji Hongye's slender waist, stepping into the Void Realm, and flew towards the Secret Realm exit:
"This place is about to collapse."
"We'll go outside... to watch the fireworks."